DEAR JUNO OBJECTIVES Strategy Analyze Story Structure Skill

DEAR JUNO

OBJECTIVES Strategy: Analyze Story Structure Skill: Character, Setting, Plot TODAY WE WILL…. ØAnalyze the story structure ØUse academic language; story structure, character, setting, and plot ØIdentify character traits, plot, and setting

VOCABULARY REVIEW • Crackle • Make small, sharp, snapping noises • Announced • Something told to people in a loud or official way • Soared • Fly high in the sky • Starry • When the sky if full of stars • Envelope • Flat paper container that usually holds a letter or card • Photograph • A picture made with a camera

STRATEGY: Analyze Story Structure Good readers use story structure to understand a fiction story A story’s structure is made up of the plot, characters, and setting.

SKILL: Character, Setting, and Plot Characters The people or animals in a story The main character’s actions usually move the story’s plot along The main character’s traits, or parts of the character’s personality, usually cause the character to act in a certain way. A reader can figure out a character’s traits by identifying how the character feels, what the character says and does, and what other people say about the character Setting When and where the story takes place Where the actions take place Plot The events in a story. Has a beginning, middle, and end

PREVIEW & PREDICT When I say “Go”, take 1 minute to preview the illustrations. Ask yourself: – What is this story about? – Who is the main character? On your index card, write your predictions. After we listen to the selection, we will see if your questions were answered.

FOCUS QUESTION Read to find out… How does Juno try to communicate with his grandmother? NOW…you will read along as we listen to….

DEAR JUNO

Let’s Check our Predictions! Share with your criss-cross/shoulder partner your questions. Were they answered? Did you find clues that gave you information about the main character, the setting, and the plot? Describe how Juno communicated with his grandmother. TOMORROW WE WILL… – Use our “Character Web” to answer the Comprehension Check on page 67.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT…. Have you ever written a letter to a relative? If so, who was it and where does he/she live?